Stamp-hinge applicator



HAAEMQU 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 H. A. PETERS. STAMP HINGE APPLlcAToR.

Fl LED JUNE 18 1919 Jan. m w23,

Patented lland, i923 Application filed .Tune 153, 1919. Serial No. 305,08l.

To zt/ fic/1cm it may conce/m1,:

it known that l, llnnnr il. Perrine, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing` et Victoria,y in the Province of British Columbiiu lllanada, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Stampdinge Applicators, of which the following; is a specification. i

rlhis invention relates to a device for appplying.;l to the sheets. of an albunror the like the gummed paper hinges by which postage stamps are fastened thereto.

lt comprises a magazine within which the hinges, folded as' used, are packed and from which they are delivered one at a time as required; also in combination therewith a lueansilor moistening the paper ofthe sheet to which one part of the folded hinge is to he applied. lhe device also comprises the means foifapplying that part of the hinge to the moistened sheet for pressing it into aiilherinp; contact therewith and thereafter moisteninn the other part of 'the hinge to which the stamp is to be applied.

The invention is particularly described in the following specilication, reference being` made to the drawings by which it is accompanied. in which: .i

Figi. 'l a perspective view of the hinge magazine detached.

liiir. 2 is a perspective showing;` the under side ofthe delivery plate of the magazine.

Fins, :l and el show inperspective two dif ferent forms of hinge. i

llig. 5 a similar view of the hinge de livery plate of the nnigrazine modified to suit :in a ltc-rnate form of hinge.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the de ice complete on the line @Woon l 1 igure 8? the dot and dash lines indicating` the position after ust moistening the paper.

Fig'. 71 a similar View showing the means bv which the maga-Zine is inverted, the dot and das-h lines and arrows indicating the turn-over movement.

1 8, a plan` and Fie'. 9 is a vertical section on the line 5)-9 on lfipjure 8 showing the action of the roller hy whichthe grummcd paper hinoge is pressed into adheri fr Contact with `the sheet to which it is applic-d.

liigg. l() a persll'iective view of the water r ervoir and its wick tuhe as detached from its maga-Zine. i

L eine comprises a thin metal box 2. rectangular in cross section, and of a size adapted to receive the gummed hinges zl as folded for application. The front 4t of this box. is removable and is apertured et 5 to afford a view of the charge of hinges within the magazine. The front l is connected to the sides of the magazine in any convenient manner, as by the upturned lges of the end coverl 7 which is also reinoval'ile7 and at the other end by downwardly turned portions S from the aperture of the delivery plate 9. rlhe front 4l and end plate 7 are removable to facilitate charging of the magazine. and the delivery plate 9 to enable. that plate'to "be cluing'ed to suit different formsl of stamped hinges.

rEhe hinges 3 in general use are of two forms as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4l. The commonest form illustrated in Fig. 3 is. uniform in width and folded unequally, whcrees that shown in Fig, fl" is equally folded. but one of the folded portions is of reduced width. The plate 9 isapertfured to correspond witlr the inside dimension of the magazine 2 and has proj ections l0 from the front and hach edges of the aperture,r that will retain the larger part of the folded hinge as illustrated in l? 3 and will permit the edge of the smaller folded portion to project as shown from the delivery aperture of the magazine.

lllliere the hinge illustrated in Fig. 1l is to he used the aperture of the delivery plate has the projections il() from `the sides of the afp-nture to permit that portion of the hinge which is of reduced width to project.

'lhe `delivery plate 9, which is of very thin sheet metal, may be removably secured to the end of the magazine in any approved manner. lt is here sho-wn as having portions ll cut and downwardly bent from the side 'if the aperture which will exercise a rr V lent hold of the sides of the magazine while the end of the magazine is stopped against the inward proj ectionsll).

The magazine charged with the folded grummed rhinges and these hinges are held lOO aga-inst the retaining` projections l0 otl the delivery end by a. lightl coiled spring l2 between a bearing plate 13 in Contact with the charge oi hinges and the end 7 ot themada- Zine, the sin aller portion of the Afolded hinges being;` all turned toward the deliverv end with their 'free edges toward the apertured front l..

lemovably secured to the back oi" the inap'- azine7 see' Fig. 6j is a small water reservoir lll having a wick tube l5 'inserted in au aperture provided for it through which aperture the reservoir may be illed. This wick tube projects backward Afrom the magazine at approximately the level ot its delivery plate. The reservoir is removably connected to the magazine in any convenient manner. ln the drawing it is shown as having side plates 'i6 to exercise a resilient grip on the niaga- Zine sides and a small stop plate 17 locating its position. rl`he locating stops 17 may be cut and bent outward from the sides ot the magazine.k This inaniiei ot attachment enables the position ot the reservoir to be angled to `proj ect the moistening wick in the tube l5 lthat itrwill just wipe the surface oit the paper to which vthe hinge is to `be ap' plied.

The devicev by which the folded hinges are applied to the paper comprises a stationary fi'aiiie composed of a top plate 20 with two supporting side plates 2l downwardly bent from it. The lower ends ot these side plates 2l are connected together by cross ties 22 which are angular in cross section with the angles directed upward and inward, These cross ties afford an effective bearing on the paper to which the s=`;.'iinpinpr device is applied and'incidentally forni a guard for the protection ot a part of the mechanism to be described later. The outer corner of one or both of them may be rounded, as shown, for a purpose to be also eX- plained later.

' Secured to and upwardly projecting from the centre of the top plate 20 is a guide stein 23 on which is endwise movable a hollow plunger 2l between which and the end of the guide stem 23 is a coiled spring; 25 by which the plunger is normallyi maintained at the upper limit of its inoifeinent. The lower end' ot' the plunger 2e is secured to connecting members 26 which extend laterally outward and are turned down the outer side of each side traine 2l and receive the trunnions 27 ot a turn-over plate 2S which trunnion pins are constrained to move vertically in elongated slots 29 in eaeh side plate 2l.

Downwardly projecting troni each end of the turn-over plate 28 are portions 30 which are provided with notches 8l on each side oit a'heart-shaped portion 32. The notches 3l, during downward movement of the turnover plate7 engages pins 33 inwardly projecting from each side plate ill. by which engagement the turn-over oi the plate 2o' on the truiinions is effected as the, plunger 2i is pressed down,

The magazine 2. l is inserted vl'roin the upper side through an arierture in thev turnover plate 28 and is removably retained therein in any convenient manner, say by the dmrnwardly bent ends 234- o'lf the delivery plate 9 of the magazine through slots eut in the turn-over plate, which downwardly turned ends will exercise a resilient hold in the edges oi' the slots. When the, niaifavzine is so placed in the turii-o\'er plate the outer end oi the wicli tube l5 attached io the manu aziiie is so located that the niois.ened wich projecting troni the end ot the lube` wipes across the, surface oi the paper on which the traine is placed as the back edge oiA that plate has just passed the lirst hall ol' its turn-over increment and nioistens the surface ot the paper to which the latter part of the movement applies the free edpje ol the end hinged projectin` troni the delivery end oli' the magazine.

The applied edge oi' the grunnned paper hinge .is pressed into adhering voulai-t with the inoistened surface oi the sheet by a small roller 35 mounted on a wire. axle :in secured to the inid-portion ol a eross bar 3i' which extends across between the l'reo ends ol' two leVei'sSS pivoted at 39 on each side traine 2l. This cross bar and its i'oller l5 is normally maintained at the outer .limit ot its movement,where it is protected by one olI 'the base cross ties 22 by a light spring` or springs 4() secured to the side traine and bearingagainst the edge of the lever. The levers 38 are curved across the lowerl ends of the slots 29 ot the side supports where they will he engaged by the lower ends ol the trunnion pin-connections at the lower limi-t of their movement and will more those levers to draw the small roller 35 in betwmn the applied edge ot the paper hinge and the delivery plate, 9 ot the nuuziaicine. The resilience of the roller ronnection will thus press the applied edge ot the hinge into adhering contact with the previouslyv nioistened sheet.

As pressure on the plunger :El is rela:\'ed and the delivery end oi the magazine is withdrawn the other pai't of the applied hinge is withdrawn from the magazine and the inoistened wick is wiped ari-oss,4 the guinmed 'face ot the upwardly projecting last withdrawn portion of the. `folded hinpje. so that a stamp may he. immediately applied to it7 it so desireih or it it is desired to apply a series of hinges to a sheet be'lore applying' the stamps thereto. the stanipinptraine may be tilted on one oi the rounded corners ot the base ties 22 to avoid nioisteniircr the free fa ce oi the hinge.

fis the folded hinges parked within the llo magazine and under pressure of the spring `l2 may lose to some extent the springy tendency to open at the fold a spring al is secured to the underside of the top plate 20 and projects backward and downward therefrom into contact with the deliveryMq `plate 9 the magazine. rlhe free end of this spring, when the magazine is in the normal position, is adjacent the baclr edge of the delivery aperture and its resilience tends to hold it below the level of that plate when the magazine is overturned, so that after one hinge has been withdrawn and as the magazine returns to its normal position, the face of the magazine plate 9 is moved past the :free end of the spring and will engage the `free edge of the end hinge and open it clear of the plate so as to be ready for the next application.

lt must be noted that the end plate 9 of the maga-zine is of very thin metal, so that the edge of the spring will catch the free edge of the hinge even if it is close folded against the other part. The turn-over plate is cut away as at a2 to clear the end of the spring 41.

rlhe use of a magazine wherein these glumned paper stamp hinges are folded ready for application and from which they may be withdrawn one at a time as required effects alone a convenient improve ment on the present manner of applying such hinges, and by mounting this magazine in a frame with a mechanism that will apply the hinges one at a time to the surface of a sheet with provision for moistening the paper of the sheet before suoli applica tion the work is further simplified.

Having now particularly described my invention, l hereby declare that what l claim as new and desire to be protected m by- Letters Patent, is:

l. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting framework, a turn over plate mounted in said framework, means for turnin g over said turn over plate, said turn over plate having an aperture, a label holding magazine pendently held in the aperture of said turn over plate, means cooperative with said turn over plate for moistening the part to which the label is to be attached and other means cooperative with the turn over` plate for applying the label from the magazine to the moistened surface.

Q. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting` framework, a turn over plate mounted in said framework, means for turning over said turn over plate, said turn over plate having an aperture, a label holding magazine pendently held in the aperture 'of said turn over plate, means cooperative with said turn over plate for moistening the part to which the label is to be attached and other means cooperative with the turn over plate for applying the label from Vthe magazine to the moistened surface, said magazine comprising' a rectangular tube open at both ends and having one side removable, a delivery plate secured over one end of said tube, a cover removably secured over one end of the tube, means carried by said delivery plate and said cover for holding said removable side in place, substantially as shown and de scribed.

3. A stamp hinge magazine comprising an elongated body of rectangular cross section adapted to receive the gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than the other, a cap closed at one end of said body and removably held thereoin a delivery plate removably held on the other end of said body through which the contents of said body passes, said delivery plate having inturncd lugs to fit on said body and having projections from the opposite sides ofthe aperture of said delivery plate so as to retain within the magazine, the larger folded part of the end hinge and permit the free edge of the smaller part fto project, said means having a removable side retained in place by said cap and said delivery plate and provided with a side aperture to afford a view of the charge within the magazine and means continuously tending to feed the contentsof the magazine toward the discharge end.

4l. A stamp hinge magazine, comprising an elongated chamber `of rectangular cross section adapted to receive the lgumnunl paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smallertlian the other, said magazine beingclosed at one end and having a delivery aperture at the other end with projections from the opposite sides of the aperture that will retain within the magazine the larger folded part of the end hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller portion to project, a light spring between the closed end and the hinges within the maga zine, and a water reservoir removably connected to the magazine and provided with a wick tube delivering upward and outward adjacent the delivery aperture of the magazine at approximately its level.

lei stamp hinge magazine adapted to hold a series of gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than the other with a delivery aperture at one end with projections from the opposite sides of the "aperture that will retain within the mag azine the larger folded part of the end hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller folded part to project, means for pivotally mounting this magazine in` a supporting frame with its delivery aperture normally upward, means `for inverting the magazine to apply the projecting portion of the end hinge to the .surface` on which the supporting frame stands., means operative by inversion of the magazine for. moistening the surface to which the hinge is applied prior to such application, and means operative upon reversion of said magazine for separatone portion of the exposed hinge from the other.

6. A stamp hinge magazine adapted to hold a series of gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than the other with a delivery aperture at one end with projections from the opposite sides of the aperture that will retain within the magazine the larger folded part of the end. hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller folded part to project, means for pivotally mounting this magazine in a supporting frame with its delivery aperture normally upward, means for inverting the magazine to apply the projecting portion of the end hinge to the surface on which the supporting frame stands, means operative by inversion of the magazine for moistening the surface to which the hinge is applied prior to such application, means co-operative with further inversion of the magazine for pressing the applied outer part of the end hinge into adhering Contact with the surface to which it is applied and means operative upon reversion of said magazine for separating one portion of the exposed hinge from the other.

7. Astamp hinge magazine, comprising an elongated chamber of rectangular cross section adapted tofreceive folded gummed paper hinges having one folded portion smaller than the other, said magazine being closed at one end and having a delivery aperture at theother end with projections from the opposite sides of the aperture that will retain Within the magazine the larger folded part of the end hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller portion to project, a

light spring between the closed end and the hinges Iwithin the magazine, a water reservoi r connected to the magazine and provided with a wick tube delivering upward and outward adjacent the delivery aperture of the magazine at approximately its level, means for pivotally mounting the magazine within a suitable supportingframe with the delivery aperture normally upward, means for inverting the magazine to wipe the surface on which the support rests with the moistened wick of the reservoir and thereafter applying tothe moistened surface the free edge of the hinge projecting from the aperture, means for pressing the applied edge of the hinge into adhering contact with the moistened surface, and means for restoring the magazine to its normal position whereby the applied hinge is withdrawn from the magazine.

8. Astamp hinge magazine, comprising an elongated chamber adapted to hold a series of gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than the other,

with a delivery aperture at one end of the magazine with projections from the opposite sides of the aperture that will retain within the magazine the larger folded part of the end hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller folded part to project, means for pivotally mounting this magazine in a supporting frame with its delivery aperture normally upward, means for opening the projected smaller portion of the hin,- ;l :ingularly from the delivery face of the magazine, means for inverting the magazine to apply the projecting portion of the end hinge to the surface on which the supporting frame stands, and means operative by inversion of the magazine for moistening the surface to which the hinge is applied prior to such application.

9. A stamp hinge magazine adapted to hold a series of `gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than. the other with a delivery aperture at one end with projections from the opposite sides of the aperture that will retain within the magazine the larger folded part of the end hinge and will permit the free edge of the smaller folded part to project, means for pivotally mounting` this magafizine in a snpporting frame with .its delivery aperture normally upward. means for in\.'ertinj` the magazine to apply the projecting portion of the end hinge to the surface on whieh the supporting frame stands. means operative by inversion of the magazine for meisteningl the surface to which the hinge is applied prior to such application, means for restoring the magazine to its normal position whereby the reniainder of the apj'ilied hinge is withdrawn from the magazine, and means operative by such restoring movement for nioistening the surface of the last witlnlrawn portion of the applied hinge.

10. A paper hinge magazine comprisingr a container closed at one end and open at the other end and adapted for receiving paper hinges folded to have one portion snmller than the other and in superimposed relation, a delivery plate held over the open end of said container, said delivery plate having a. discharge opening with projections for engaging the larger folded part of the hinges to retain the hinges within the mag azine with the free edge of the smaller folded part of the hinges projected beyond the, open end of the magazine, a device within the magazine continuously tending to move the hinges toward the open end, substantially as shown and described.

1l. A stamp hinge magazine adapted to hold a series of gummed paper hinges folded to have one folded portion smaller than the other and having a delivery aperture at one end with projections from the opposite sides thereof that will retain within the magazine the larger folded part of the end titl lol)

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lili) l'lingies anfl will. permit the free edge of the Smaller part to project, means for pivotally mounting' the magazine in a Supporting traine with its delivery aperture normally upward, means for inverting the magazine to apply the projecting portion of the end hinge to the surface on which the supporting rame stands, and means for positively Gaus ing an uplift of the uppermost smaller portion of the hinge, as the magazine resumes its normal or return position.

In testimony whereof I afHX my signature.

HARRY A. PETERS. 

